Lesson Plan: Believe in Your Own Path and Don't Follow the Herd

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This lesson is part of the Lee the Flea Complete Resilience & Growth-Mindset Program — a full 10-session curriculum for children ages 5–10, free to download. Explore the Resilience Curriculum →Lesson Objectives:

• The student will talk about their own path
• Coping with herd mentality
• The importance of perseverance and effort

Lesson Structure:

Read-aloud — read the book "Lee the Flea" to the class in parts,
after each part there is a discussion and worksheets.

Part One

• Read the book "Lee the Flea" to the class up to the end of page 10 — "But they all said the same thing: reaching the Red Lake — impossible."
• Discussion — ask the children what they would do in Lee's place. Would they look for a way? Would they give up and look for another interest?

Part Two

• Continue reading the story up to the end of page 17 — "She walked away sadly and continued the journey alone."
• Discussion — ask the children what they would do in Lee's place. How do they feel? What would they want to happen?

Part Three

• Continue reading the story to the end

Part Four

• Talk about how Lee didn't give up and kept his faith, and didn't stay like the other fleas.
• Talk about the hard work he did (the training) and about Lee's success in the end.
• Key message — even though there are fears and difficulties along the way, don't give up.

Interesting Points

• Fear — is actually the barrier / door that stops us from entering and holds us back; yet it also has an important role: it protects us, for example so we don't get run over in the road...
• Imagination and creativity — are the key to the door and to success
• Give examples: Walt Disney's quote: "If you can dream it, you can do it. Remember that this whole thing started with a mouse." Tell the story of Walt Disney, who eventually became an empire and a legend.
• More examples: the Wright Brothers, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Martin Luther King, Armstrong, Herzl.

Present the importance of perseverance and of working on the path you believe in.

Good luck.

Free-to-Use Supporting Materials:

• Coloring pages - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12Lx0AWqJAT1i21VjDLB7mVaMZqLwYWVV
• Presentation for group use - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dsv_VuC_hNX3lk_aacZPf1c8RG2W8pEA
• For additional ideas and activity materials, click here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19niAJOiqgjOcgJmZlrmKNaa6EI5bFUu0?usp=sharing